masakra

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French massacre, from Middle French massacre, from Old French macecrer, from Vulgar Latin *matteuculāre, from Latin *matteuca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈsak.ra/

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• Rhymes: -akra
• Syllabification: ma‧sak‧ra

Noun

masakra f

1. massacre (intentional mass killing)
2. an accident or other tragic event which brings about many people hurt or killed

   Synonyms: fiasko, porażka

Declension

Declension of masakra

	singular	plural
nominative	masakra	masakry
genitive	masakry	masakr
dative	masakrze	masakrom
accusative	masakrę	masakry
instrumental	masakrą	masakrami
locative	masakrze	masakrach
vocative	masakro	masakry

Interjection

masakra

1. tragic, that's awful

Derived terms

verbs

• masakrować
• zmasakrować

 

Further reading

• masakra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• masakra in Polish dictionaries at PWN